Working in China ethnographies of labor and workplace transformation

After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but all too little is known about Chinese labour beyond...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lee, Ching Kwan, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge 2017.
Colección:Asia's transformations.
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Sumario:After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but all too little is known about Chinese labour beyond the image of workers toiling under appalling sweatshop conditions for extremely low wages. Working in China introduces the lived experiences of labour in a wide range of occupations and work settings. The chapters of this book cover professional employees such as engineers and lawyers
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (260 p.)
ISBN:9781135988906
9781280622298
9786610622290
9780203966983